Tips for Teachers
Many teachers need some help addressing students who stutter. First and foremost, do not ask them to ‘slow down’ or ‘take a breath’. The fact that they might slow down will not take take away their stuttering. Secondly, please let…
Tips to help child stutter less
Many parents come in asking if I can offer any tips to help lessen their child’s stuttering as we are starting speech therapy. First and foremost, please refrain from suggesting to “slow down” or ‘take a breath”. These are not…
Speech anxiety as schools await
As kids are preparing to go back to school, it’s the perfect time to enhance their social and communication skills through speech therapy. Strong speech and language abilities are essential for classroom success, meeting new friends, and of course in…
Ready, set… start speech therapy
Many parents ask if they should wait or start therapy now…. My go-to answer is usually to start with an evaluation, especially when you see your child is struggling to communicate with his peers and caregivers. When parents choose to…
Preschool stuttering
Many parents ask: To wait or not to wait when they notice their child start to stutter. It can difficult to make the correct decision without consulting a speech therapist. More often than not, stuttering can be developmental and would…
Importance of affirmations in speech therapy
Affirmations can play a very powerful role in stuttering therapy. Why is that? First and foremost, it reminds us that whether we stutter or not, we need to keep in mind how mentally strong, resilient and goal-oriented we truly are….
TOP 3 tips for those who stutter
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Preschool stuttering therapy evaluation
Many parents ask when is a good time to start therapy?? Typically, the general rule of thumb is to wait 4-6 months to start the stuttering evaluation/therapy process since more often than not, it ends up being developmental. But what…
Self-advertising our stuttering…Huh??
When one thinks of advertising, they usually think of something that they want others to learn and know about. It is usually something that they, themselves, enjoy and want others to try out, as well. How does that even remotely…
Traditional speech therapy vs. intensive MPI-2 treatment for stuttering
Many of my clients have asked me what the difference is between traditional therapy and the intensive program that I offer. For the most part, the answer is simple: If you would like to simply work on improving your fluency,…